The Real Motive
編輯: Henyee Translations
At first, Lin Ran and Emperor Sheng Yuan guessed that Xuan Wushang was looking for something in one of the cities, but he didn't want to make his motive too obvious, so he asked for 15 cities to cover up his true motive.
However, Chen Tianqi did not specify which city he wanted, which made Lin Ran and Emperor Sheng Yuan confused.
Even so, Emperor Sheng Yuan did not cede the northern border cities closest to the Great Yong Dynasty. Instead, she chose five almost abandoned garrison cities at the eastern, southern, and western borders.
Not only were the garrison cities close to the border, but it was also uninhabited.
On the surface, apart from the Heavenly Saint Dynasty retreating 300 miles away from the northern border, the Great Yong Dynasty did not seem to have obtained any advantage.